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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?
(a) Void victim.
(b) Joyless jeweler.
(c) Sorrowful sinner.
(d) Forelorn father.

2. How many strikes does the Green Knight wish to trade with a knight?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?
(a) White.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Gold.
(d) Yellow.

4. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) The Green Knight.
(d) Orcs.

5. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?
(a) Fear.
(b) Concern.
(c) Desire.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?

2. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?

3. In "Sir Orfeo," what instrument is taken "in delight" to make a lay and "named it right?

4. During the second day's hunt, what animal do the dogs chase from the bushes?

5. Who does Sir Gawain say he wishes to watch over "the lord's" castle as he leaves?

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